The Dolphin Echo - dolphinecho

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Music Documents and Downloads

BVSD K-5 Music Curriculum.pdf
BVSD Music Curriculum

New Colorado Music Standards.pdf
New Colorado Music Standards

Mr. McCormick's Favorite Sites

Douglass Elementary
Colorado Symphony
Colorado Ballet
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids
San Francisco Symphony Kids
PBS Kids Jazz
MENC
Northern Hills

"There are regions of the human soul which can be illuminated only by music." Zoltan Kodaly

 
Upcoming Music Performances:
 
 
5th Grade
Jazz and Blues Concert
May 17th @ 5:00 pm

 
Welcome to the DOLPHIN ECHO, a website dedicated to Douglass Elementary's Music Program.  On this website you can find out important info about the upcoming Douglass music performances, download important music documents, participate in the Music Message Board, and vote in different music polls.  I have added tabs at the top for each grade level or you can click on the links down below.  There, you can check out the activities that we are doing in each grade level's music class.  I hope that you have fun exploring the Dolphin Echo and learn a little bit about what your child is learning in music.

Click on the following grade levels to go straight to their page:
Kindergarten
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade

Philosophy of Elementary Music Education:
  
  Music is an essential component of a child’s education.  In elementary music, students focus on singing, playing instruments, improvising, composing, reading and notating music, as well as analyzing, evaluating and integrating music with other academic disciplines.  This skill‐based approach spirals learning through each grade level and continues through more advanced musical studies. 

  Music is key to the acquisition of language and the refinement of gross and fine motor skills at the elementary level.  Learning about and participating in music teaches critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork, discipline, creativity and self‐esteem – skills that transfer to all academics and other aspects of daily life through adulthood.  Music is integral to every human culture and opens doors to understanding others through a universal language.

Please become a member of the Dolphin Echo!
The first thing I will ask you all to do is become a "member" of my site. It costs nothing, and is a simple registration. This will allow you to utilize many features of this site that you would otherwise be unable to use. 
In order to become a member, please follow these steps:
  1. Click on the "Sign Up" link on the top right corner of your screen.
  2. Fill in the short registration.
  3. Now you can use all the features on this site.  You will also be receiving e-mails once a month, letting you know about all updates and changes to the website.

Comments

1/1/2012 9:35:39 PM - 001076516692
We loved the Holiday Concert! Thanks for your hard work, Mr. McCormick. Kristi Meyer & Family

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